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Risk-informed thinking in airports: the application of business continuity management in airport infrastructure

Camastral, Marisa; Barnes, Paul H. - 2011

Airports worldwide represent key forms of critical infrastructure in addition to serving as nodes in the international aviation network. While the continued operation of airports is critical to the functioning of reliable air passenger and freight transportation, these infrastructure systems...

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Enhancing security and continuity management at international airports

Barnes, Paul H.; Sinclair, Natalie - 2010

Operators of busy contemporary airports have to balance tensions between the timely flow of passengers, flight operations, the conduct of commercial business activities and the effective application of security processes. In addition to specific onsite issues airport operators liaise with a...

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An Empirical Analysis of Development Processes for Anticipatory Standards

Mitra, Prasenjit; Purao, Sandeep; Bagby, John W.; … - Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; … - 2005

There is an evolution in the process used by standards-developmentorganizations (SDOs) and this is changing the prevailing standardsdevelopment activity (SDA) for information and communications technology(ICT). The process is progressing from traditional SDA modes, typicallyinvolving the...

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Understanding and Managing Corporate Brands: A System Dynamics Perspective

Dunnion, B; Knox, S - 2004

Corporate brands are shrouded in a “fog of complexity” (Balmer, 2001). Whilecomplexity, as a defining characteristic of corporate brands, cannot belegitimately avoided this, we suggest, is not true of the fog. A focus onconstituent elements, indicative of reductionism, is evident in much...

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Crowdsourcing information systems : a systems theory perspective

Geiger, David; Rosemann, Michael; Fielt, Erwin - 2011

Crowdsourcing harnesses the potential of large and open networks of people. It is a relatively new phenomenon and attracted substantial interest in practice. Related research, however, lacks a theoretical foundation. We propose a system-theoretical perspective on crowdsourcing systems to address...

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Management Consulting in Australia: A Context Case Study

Kennelly, Jason; Smyth, Robert W.; Gable, Guy G. - 2003

Dominion over the management consulting profession worldwide has passed in recent times from multinational accounting firms to multinational Information Technology firms. This transition coincides with a period of major change in the practice of management consulting. Yet, very little research...

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ERP systems in the higher education sector : a descriptive study

Rabaa'i, Ahmad A.; Bandara, Wasana; Gable, Guy - 2009

In response to a range of contextual drivers, the worldwide adoption of ERP Systems in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has increased substantially over the past decade. Though this demand continues to grow, with HEIs now a main target market for ERP vendors, little has been published on the...

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How service companies from emerging markets overcome internationalization barriers: evidence from Chilean services firms

Bianchi, Constanza C. - 2009

strategies used by these firms to overcome these barriers and succeed in foreign markets. … identify the main barriers that services firms from emerging markets face during their internationalization process, and the …

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A study of the engagement of SMEs in the supply chain

Schofield, Clare - 2006

professional networks. The findings also reveal a number of barriers that SMEs encounter and highlight the strategies that SME … opportunities and barriers to their entry. Although an existing body of research exists on the supply chain, it is recognised that …. However, SMEs face barriers to their entry in the supply chain in comparison to larger enterprises. This has a negative impact …

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Barriers to the adoption of sustainability assessment tools in strategic decision making

Khandokar, Fahmida; Price, Andrew D.F.; Paranagamage, … - 2009

environments. Government strategies on sustainable development, published in 1999and 2005, are thought to be driving the … understandthe barriers to the adoption of SA tools, concepts from information sciences were taken into account. Thefindings reveal … interconnected barriers relating to technology, people and resources. The lack ofappropriate tools to serve the demands of the …

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